Mike,
Are you sure the batteries were good when you installed them? I've seen
button batteries that have been on the shelf for many years and have had the
clerk warn me that he couldn't vouch for them they were so old. Thanks I
replied as I put them back on the shelf.
Charlie
On Mon, Aug 10, 2009 at 1:06 PM, Mike Lazzari <watershed@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>wrote:
> >
> > You're definitely using silver-oxide types?
> Yes. My batteries were all 357's. The new ones were SR44W and MS76 that
> I found in a drug store. They were all drained within a few minutes.
> Only managed a couple of photos before the lock up. The indicator beeped
> properly when the new batteries were installed and also indicated dead
> batteries so something is working right however I'm afraid this body is
> toast if the board is bad. May or more likely may not be worth a visit
> to John.
>
> Mike
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